| Description | Scarlet Oak (Quercus coccinea) is a medium to large Oak with scarlet fall coloration. |
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| Pronunciation | (Kwer-kus) |
| Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | Found growing on dry, sterile, sandy soils. |
| Fruit | 1/2-1 inch long acorns, enclosed 1/2-1/3 in a bowl shaped cup |
| Leaves | alternate, simple, more or less oval, rounded sinuses with 5-9 bristle-tipped lobes, brilliant red in the fall |
| Stems | dark brown to nearly black bark, flaky when young, furrowed later. |
| Dimensions | irregular rounded or oblong crown, short trunk reaching 70-80 tall |
| Propagation | stratified acorns |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced in 1691 |
| Misc Facts | coccineum, Latin, meaning scarlet AKA: Spanish Oak, Black Oak |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson), #94-Trees of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada |
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